IBA World Boxing Championships | |
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Status | active |
Genre | sports event |
Date(s) | varying |
Frequency | biennial |
Location(s) | various |
Inaugurated | 1974 2001 (women) | (men)
Organised by | IBA |
The IBA Men's World Boxing Championships and the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA, previously known as AIBA), which is the sport governing body. [1] [2] Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, they are the highest level of competition for the sport. The championships were first held for men in 1974 and the first women's championships were held over 25 years later in 2001. [3]
Both championships are held separately on biennial schedules. Since 1989 the men's championships are held every odd year; the women's championships were held in even years between 2006 and 2018 and switched to a nominal odd-year schedule in 2019.
As of 1 August 2021, men are grouped into 13 weight classes as follows: [4]
Updated after the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships.
Boldface denotes active amateur boxers and highest medal count among all boxers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Rank | Boxer | Country | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Félix Savón | Cuba | 91 kg | 1986 | 1999 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
2 | Julio César La Cruz | Cuba | 81 kg / 92 kg | 2011 | 2021 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
3 | Juan Hernández Sierra | Cuba | 67 kg | 1991 | 1999 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
4 | Lázaro Álvarez | Cuba | 56 kg / 60 kg / 57 kg | 2011 | 2019 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
5 | Serafim Todorov | Bulgaria | 54 kg / 57 kg | 1989 | 1995 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Zou Shiming | China | 48 kg / 49 kg | 2003 | 2011 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | |
7 | Francisc Vaștag | Romania | 67 kg / 71 kg | 1989 | 1995 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
8 | Roberto Balado | Cuba | +91 kg | 1989 | 1993 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
Andy Cruz | Cuba | 64 kg / 63 kg / 63.5 kg | 2017 | 2021 | 3 | – | – | 2 | |
Adolfo Horta | Cuba | 54 kg / 57 kg / 60 kg | 1978 | 1986 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
Mario Kindelán | Cuba | 60 kg | 1999 | 2003 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
Magomedrasul Majidov | Azerbaijan | +91 kg | 2011 | 2017 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
Sofiane Oumiha | France | 60 kg | 2017 | 2023 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
Odlanier Solís | Cuba | 91 kg / +91 kg | 2001 | 2005 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
Teófilo Stevenson | Cuba | +81 kg / +91 kg | 1974 | 1986 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
As of 1 August 2021, women are grouped into 12 weight classes as follows: [4]
Number | Year | Host | Dates | Venue | Events | Nations | Boxers |
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1 | 2001 | Scranton, United States | 24 November – 2 December | 12 | 30 | 125 | |
2 | 2002 | Antalya, Turkey | 21–27 October | 12 | 35 | 185 | |
3 | 2005 | Podolsk, Russia | 26 September – 2 October | Vityaz Ice Palace | 13 | 30 | 139 |
4 | 2006 | New Delhi, India | 18–23 November | Talkatora Indoor Stadium | 13 | 33 | 178 |
5 | 2008 | Ningbo, China | 22–29 November | Ningbo Sports Center | 13 | 42 | 237 |
6 | 2010 | Bridgetown, Barbados | 10–18 September | Garfield Sobers Gymnasium | 10 | 66 | 257 |
7 | 2012 | Qinhuangdao, China | 21 May – 3 June | Olympic Stadium | 10 | 70 | 305 |
8 | 2014 | Jeju City, South Korea | 13–25 November | Halla Gymnasium | 10 | 67 | 280 |
9 | 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan | 19–27 May | Barys Arena | 10 | 64 | 285 |
10 | 2018 | New Delhi, India | 15–24 November | KD Jadav Indoor Stadium | 10 | 62 | 277 |
11 | 2019 | Ulan-Ude, Russia | 3–13 October | Physical Culture and Sports Complex | 10 | 57 | 224 |
12 | 2022 | Istanbul, Turkey | 8–20 May | Başakşehir Youth and Sports Facility | 12 | 73 | 310 |
13 | 2023 | New Delhi, India | 15–26 March | KD Jadav Indoor Stadium | 12 | 65 | 324 |
Updated after the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia [lower-alpha 1] | 25 | 12 | 26 | 63 |
2 | China [lower-alpha 2] | 21 | 16 | 20 | 57 |
3 | India | 14 | 8 | 21 | 43 |
4 | Turkey | 11 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
5 | United States | 8 | 9 | 22 | 39 |
6 | North Korea | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
7 | Canada | 8 | 3 | 17 | 28 |
8 | Ireland | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
9 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 7 | 17 | 29 |
10 | Italy | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
11 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
12 | France | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
13 | Ukraine | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
14 | Hungary | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
15 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
16 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
17 | Philippines | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
18 | England | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
19 | Romania | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
20 | Poland | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
21 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
22 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
23 | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
24 | Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
25 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
26 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
28 | Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
29 | Thailand | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
30 | Colombia | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
31 | Australia | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
33 | Norway | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
34 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
35 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
36 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
37 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
39 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
42 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
44 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
46 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
48 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
49 | Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (54 entries) | 147 | 146 | 293 | 586 |
Boldface denotes active boxers and highest medal count among all boxers (including these who are not included in these tables) per type. In 2018, Mary Kom defeated Ukrainian boxer Hanna Okhota with a 5–0 win in the 48 kg weight category, she is now tied with Cuban legend Felix Savon’s haul of six golds. [5] [6]
Rank | Boxer | Country | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Mary Kom | India | 48 kg / 45 kg / 46 kg / 51 kg | 2001 | 2019 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
2 | Katie Taylor | Ireland | 60 kg | 2006 | 2016 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
3 | Irina Sinetskaya | Russia | 67 kg / 66 kg / 80 kg / +81 kg | 2001 | 2012 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
4 | Yang Xiaoli | China | 81 kg / +81 kg | 2014 | 2019 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
5 | Mary Spencer | Canada | 66 kg / 75 kg | 2005 | 2010 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
6 | Simona Galassi | Italy | 51 kg / 50 kg | 2001 | 2005 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
Ren Cancan | China | 52 kg / 51 kg | 2008 | 2012 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
8 | Mária Kovács | Hungary | 90 kg / 86 kg / 75 kg | 2001 | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
9 | Ariane Fortin-Brochu | Canada | 70 kg / 75 kg | 2005 | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Anna Laurell | Sweden | 75 kg | 2001 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Sofya Ochigava | Russia | 52 kg / 54 kg / 57 kg / 60 kg | 2005 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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